John Longchap became the Chief of Mistissini eight years ago and he has survived three terms in that position. A community-oriented man with a mind for business, Longchap is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and enjoys both individual and […]
In The Issue
An interview with Paul Gull
Paul Gull is the current Deputy Chief of Waswanipi as well as its Director of Natural Resources. Before getting back into municipal politics, Gull also served as Deputy Grand Chief under Ted Moses. He has also served as Chief for […]
An interview with Kenny Blacksmith
Running for Grand Chief and hailing from Mistissini, Kenny Blacksmith is an ordained minister with a strong involvement with the church. Over the course of his career, Blacksmith has worked as a consultant in various capacities, was Commissioner of the […]
An interview with Lisa Petagumskum
Running for the first time for Deputy Grand Chief, Lisa Petagumskum feels that this election was the time for her first foray into politics. Having worked at various levels of management within the Cree Health Board, Petagumskum prides herself on […]
A Life-Changing Chisasibi
What is three months? Technically speaking it is 12 weeks or roughly 90 days or even 2160 hours but when I look back on my three months here in Chisasibi. I realize it has been much more than that. It […]
Thanks to the Nation
I do owe a debt of gratitude to the Nation for giving me my start in journalism and specifically to the author of this piece (Vol 16, Issue 15, Cleaning Up at the QCNA Awards), Lyle Stewart, who helped me […]
Greenland Election
A major shift occurred in Greenland politics on June 3, when the election results for the country’s parliament were announced. Greenlanders saw the long-governing social democratic Siumut Party removed from power and the leftist Inuit Ataqatigiit (Greenlandic for Inuit Community) […]
Border? What Border?
To bear or not to bear arms is the issue plaguing the future of a border crossing between Canada and the U.S. The issue is even more complicated since the Cornwall Island, Ontario crossing is located on the Mohawk territory […]
This is Africa
Traveling to Africa is an adventure of the human spirit and an awakening of what we can do as people to make a difference in the lives and well-being of others. As most people remark, when in Africa, it is […]
Bidding Wars
While there is finally a plan in place to clean up last year’s mine tailings spill at Opimiska, there is still huffing and puffing going on about how the contract was handed out to do the work. It all started […]